Analysis of solar radiation data for Port Harcourt, Nigeria

A Kuye, SS Jagtap - Solar Energy, 1992 - Elsevier
The data on global irradiation incident on a horizontal surface in Port Harcourt during the 13-
year period 1977–1989 are analyzed and shown to vary with the climatic changes of the …

A simple method for predicting global solar radiation on a horizontal surface

KK Gopinathan - Solar & wind technology, 1988 - Elsevier
Correlations are developed for calculating the regression coefficients a and b of the
equation H/H 0= a+ b (S/S 0) for monthly mean daily global radiation on a horizontal surface …

Characteristic distribution of global solar radiation for Amman, Jordan

MA Alsaad - Solar & wind technology, 1990 - Elsevier
Hourly global solar radiation data measured on a horizontal surface in Amman, Jordan,
available for the period 1983–1987, have been studied and analysed. Average values of …

A new model for estimating total solar radiation

KK Gopinathan - Solar & wind technology, 1988 - Elsevier
An empirical correlation for estimating monthly mean daily total solar radiation on a
horizontal surface is suggested from latitude, altitude, sunshine duration, monthly mean …

Empirical relations for the determination of solar radiation in Ibadan, Nigeria

OA Bamiro - Solar energy, 1983 - Elsevier
Variations in the average monthly, seasonal and daily patterns of total radiation, relative
humidity, temperature and sunshine duration in Ibadan have been presented. Various …

Estimation of hourly global and diffuse solar radiation from hourly sunshine duration

KK Gopinathan - Solar Energy, 1992 - Elsevier
A statistical procedure has been employed to develop correlations of monthly-mean-hourly
global and diffuse solar radiation on a horizontal surface to hourly sunshine duration …

The solar radiation climate of Nigeria

CI Ezekwe - Solar & wind technology, 1988 - Elsevier
Monthly mean distribution of total irradiation over Nigeria is presented in the form of detailed
maps. Data were obtained from 32 stations spread within the country. Graphical …

Analysis of monthly average daily global radiation and monthly average sunshine duration at two tropical locations

PK Veeran, S Kumar - Renewable Energy, 1993 - Elsevier
The monthly average daily totals of global solar radiation on a horizontal surface at Madras
(13° 0′ N, 80° 11′ E) and Kodaikanal (10° 14′ N, 77° 28′ E) during the period 1983 …

Solar radiation maps for Pakistan

MB Sukhera, MAR Pasha - Solar & wind technology, 1987 - Elsevier
In this paper a study has been made to estimate average monthly global radiation using
hours of bright sunshine, as measured solar radiation data are available only for five …

Correlation of solar radiation with cloud cover and relative sunshine duration

JC Ododo, JA Agbakwuru, FA Ogbu - Energy conversion and management, 1996 - Elsevier
An attempt has been made to correlate the total solar radiation with cloud cover and relative
sunshine duration for three Nigerian stations—Gusau, Potiskum and Yola. For Potiskum, an …